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When I was putting together Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms, I knew I wanted my friend Melissa to contribute. We had met in Maryland years prior when we were both involved in foster care. Since then, I’d seen her grow a community supporting adopting/fostering moms and I knew she would be a […]

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Have you ever watched a friend or loved one walk a path fraught with pain, only to feel completely helpless? Or have you tried—again and again—to help someone make better choices, only to have that person throw it all back in your face? Been there. Doing that. So I pray (to cover the worry). I […]

I’ve done it. I’ve found the solution to all the world’s problems. It was hidden in the lyrics of an old Glen Campbell song: Let me be a little kinder, let me be a little blinder To the faults of those about me, let me praise a little more Let me be when I am […]

My daughter sulked through the front door and laid the tell-tale manila envelope on my desk with such a huff that it seemed she was thoroughly deflated. “More of my grades went down than went up!” She barely got the words out before I saw the first tear make its appearance in the corner of […]

Ten weeks from today we board a plane for Nicaragua, with no official return date. Ummm… yikes! I am filled with equal parts excitement and fear. I can’t wait! This is going to be the adventure of a lifetime! And then… what have we gotten ourselves into?! We’ve agreed to rent a home there, that […]